Compound tool.



J. H. HOLDEN.

COMPOUND TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED MAYG, 1013v 1,079,243. Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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JOHN H. HOLDEN, 0F PEKIN, NORTH DAKOTA.

COMPOUND TOOL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. ITOLD'EN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pekin, in the county of Nelson and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Compound Tools, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in implements or tools, particularly adapted for preparing belts .fOl' being laced or coupled, the object in view being to pro.- vide a compound tool embodying all those elements in cooperative relation which are necessary for accomplishing the above mentioned purpose.

To this end the tool. consists of a pair of complemcntal members adapted to form a piercing element constituting a scratchawl when in closed position, one of the men'ibers being internally grooved so as to form cutting edges whereby a hole formed by the piercing element may be properly enlarged, locking means being provided for maintaining the members in the closed position aforesaid when the device is perfornn ing its piercing function and operable to release the members to thereby permit use of the cutting edges aforesaid, said locking means just mentioned consisting of a lace cutting element and gage.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a wire cutting element on the contiguous edge portions of the members forming the tool, and with the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view or the cmbodimentof my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tool taken about on the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4e is a transverse sectional view on the line 4t-l of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lace cutting element alone.

Through the following detail description, and on the several figures of the drawing, similar parts are referred to by like reiterenee cha "actors.

A tool constructed in accordance with my invention comprises a pair of complcmental Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 6, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, .1 913. Serial No. 765,955.

members 1 and 2 which are connected intermediate their ends by means of the pivot 23, said members forming when closed a piercing element l at one end, while at the other end the two members or sections constitute a handle 4. It will be observed that the piercing element .1: tapers to a sharp point and the tool being constrlmted preferably of metal the element 4- constitutes a scratch awl designed to be employed in the well known manner of an article of this nature for marking upon metal, leather, wood or the like. One oi the complemental members a toresaid is longitudinally grooved, as designated by the numeral 5, on its inner surtace adjacent the other member, the grooving of this member forming at each side of the same cutting edges (5, said cutting edges extending substantially the full length of the groove member.

It is obvious that the groove 5 may be formed in either one of the two members but as illustrated in the drawings section 2 ot' the tool is thus formed and from one side of the tool is termed a transverse groove 7 located adjacent the point of pivotal connection in each of the members 1 and 2, said groove extending approximately to the opprsite side of the tool. in this manner a wire cutting element 8 is formed at one side of the tool while the groove 7 permits the insertion of the wire between the members in an obvious manner.

Describing the use of my invention as particularly adapted in preparing a belt for being laced together at its adjacent ends to make it continuous, the piercing element l is first inserted at the proper point so as to pcrl'oratc the belt (not shown). \Vhen an opening has been made it is contemplated that the members '1 and 2 will be separated by moving them pivotally on the pivot t3 and the member 2 is then inserted in the opening just mentioned and subseoucntly turned. the cutting edges of said member properly rounding the hole the size of which is governed by the extent to which the member 2 is inserted therein.

It is desirable that locking means be cm ployed to hold the membta's 1 and 2 in closed position whereby the piercing element lmay be properly used either as an awl or :for initial piercing as just described, and hence one of the sections or members, preferably the one designated 2 is provided with a longitudinal groove 9 on the inner 

